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  • Опубліковано 7 січ 2022
  • Ghanian-born, Australia-based artist Genesis Owusu makes his Late Show debut with this performance of his President Obama-approved song "Gold Chains," off his brilliant album, "Smiling With No Teeth," which is available everywhere now. Credits: EP: Tim Burnett, Director: Claudia Brand, Producer: Jemma Cole, DOP: Gregoire Liere, Camera Op: Nisa East, 1AC: Molly Sutherland #Colbert #GoldChains #GenesisOwusu
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  • @iamahorseradish3860
    @iamahorseradish3860 2 роки тому +104

    So happy that he’s getting more recognition, genesis owusu is something special.

  • @johnchiu
    @johnchiu 2 роки тому +134

    The guitarist mesmerized me. Shredded my face off with a guitar from 3022 and working 100 pedals IN HEELS?!

    • @PurpScurpington
      @PurpScurpington 2 роки тому +28

      TFW you realize it's Kirin J Callinan from the 'Big Enough' video because there are actually just 14 musicians in Australia

    • @Author_Alyssa_Taylor
      @Author_Alyssa_Taylor 2 роки тому +4

      JxC -- So glad it's not just me saying that!! I was trying to describe that for a comment but you WIN.

    • @NEDLORD1985
      @NEDLORD1985 2 роки тому +5

      Guitarists name is Kirin J Callinan, he also releases his own music.

    • @UandMeGod
      @UandMeGod 2 роки тому +3

      Yeah I was mesmerized too by each member of his band. Talk about talented! Wow!

    • @kurtheller262
      @kurtheller262 2 роки тому +1

      Heels were impressive but where’s the shred? That bassist looks like Freddy mercury tho!!

  • @maddiedoolan5394
    @maddiedoolan5394 2 роки тому +97

    Someone at The Late Show is obviously an Aussie music fan. Gang of Youths, and now Genesis Owusu all in a month!

    • @Dragownage
      @Dragownage 2 роки тому +10

      Glass Animals are British, but sure we’ll claim ‘em. We call that a “Crowded House Move”.

    • @j0s3phsw33n3y
      @j0s3phsw33n3y 2 роки тому +1

      I'd bet a pretty penny that they listen to Point of Origin on Alt-Nation SXM 🤪

    • @Quidividilake
      @Quidividilake 2 роки тому +5

      A part of me hopes that Jon Batiste has some input on the shows musical guests.

    • @0920121908250727
      @0920121908250727 2 роки тому +1

      Dope Lemon may be next.

    • @maddiedoolan5394
      @maddiedoolan5394 2 роки тому

      @@Dragownage hahah whoops! They are so popular in Aus I hadn’t ever thought they couldn’t be Aussie!

  • @eriksheadersmith9303
    @eriksheadersmith9303 2 роки тому +42

    Genesis really dropped 2021's album of year as his debut album, absolute mad lad.

  • @baseboardmatt
    @baseboardmatt 2 роки тому +21

    Best hip hop record of 2021… so good. No skips.

    • @baseboardmatt
      @baseboardmatt 2 роки тому +13

      And it occurs to me that maybe it’s not even hip hop.. his music defies category

    • @joelbergvonlinde1389
      @joelbergvonlinde1389 2 роки тому +1

      @@baseboardmatt Isn’t this just how pop music sounds?

    • @Quidividilake
      @Quidividilake 2 роки тому

      @@baseboardmatt “A song about fishing” is literally an R&B sea shanty. This man is beyond categorization 😂

  • @Phantom7inCH
    @Phantom7inCH 2 роки тому +12

    Been bumping this jam all last year. Waitin on ya is another fave of mine off the album. Love to see him and Yves Tumor together at a show

  • @patforden2365
    @patforden2365 2 роки тому +13

    Kirin Callinan's performance was mesmerizing. Guitar screams that reminded me of Robert Fripp, and boy did he rock those heels!
    The lyrics of that song are so powerful. I look forward to hearing more from Genesis Owusu. Unfortunately his album is sold out right now.

  • @cdelune55
    @cdelune55 2 роки тому +8

    Smoooth relevance. Love the groove!

  • @alanpyne896
    @alanpyne896 2 роки тому +7

    Dude knows how to move in high heels. Respect.

  • @weebcrit
    @weebcrit 2 роки тому +7

    So happy to see y'all on Colbert!!

  • @kosewa1
    @kosewa1 2 роки тому +7

    Wow, he’s Ghanaian 🇬🇭.👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

  • @hallockstuart7899
    @hallockstuart7899 2 роки тому +16

    Kirin J Callinan bring it back again!

  • @katelawrence95
    @katelawrence95 2 роки тому +23

    Genesis can do no wrong 🔥🔥

  • @BisonMark
    @BisonMark 2 роки тому +13

    Anybody else hearing early Lenny Kravitz with a hint of Tricky in this. First time I've heard or even heard of this dude/outfit but am liking it and am off now to have a listen to more. Fingers crossed

  • @UandMeGod
    @UandMeGod 2 роки тому +2

    This song is so smooth! Wow!!

  • @brunocowen1443
    @brunocowen1443 2 роки тому +6

    I can't believe there's a Kirin foot mic, this is genius

  • @s.spades.s
    @s.spades.s 2 роки тому +4

    Finally genesis owusu gets the recognition he deserves

  • @ihatehumans5185
    @ihatehumans5185 2 роки тому +10

    The amount of hate comments on here worry me

  • @hechpee
    @hechpee 2 роки тому +10

    Guitar dude living his best life.... plot twist he is genesis owusu😀

  • @ShaunRachel-ux
    @ShaunRachel-ux 2 роки тому +6

    Great song

  • @jakestone31
    @jakestone31 2 роки тому +4

    Last time I was here I left a negative comment, and honestly I was probably manic AND jealous. I love everyone in this band. My bad.

    • @ellie-tk4jy
      @ellie-tk4jy 2 роки тому +2

      Good on you for saying that!

    • @jakestone31
      @jakestone31 2 роки тому +1

      @@ellie-tk4jy got to be real, and try harder to be a decent person.

  • @Kinghenhog39
    @Kinghenhog39 2 роки тому +14

    I'm new to this artist but this one mesmerizing performance from all these amazingly talented artists (esp the guitarist straight outta cowboy bebop) and Gensis himself it was an instant favorite and apparently dropped a great debut album at the beginning of this year so this my new anthem for 2022

  • @AaronLaZox
    @AaronLaZox 2 роки тому +17

    Just got into this dude's music! FIRE!

  • @xTheOxx
    @xTheOxx 2 роки тому +8

    I had never seen a guitarist work so hard at barely being heard.

    • @kurtheller262
      @kurtheller262 2 роки тому

      Yea I was waiting on some serious shredding to happen w this guy

    • @williamhornabrook8081
      @williamhornabrook8081 2 роки тому +2

      He's a very showy singer-songwriter from Australia called Kirin J Callinan. He makes absolutely amazing pop tunes. Check out S.A.D. by him.

  • @andrewalbertson1
    @andrewalbertson1 2 роки тому +9

    Kirin on Guitar!!!!!

  • @jamespearce816
    @jamespearce816 2 роки тому +7

    Let's go my guy 🇦🇺🔥

  • @lightsaber230
    @lightsaber230 6 місяців тому

    Genesis needs to make a return after the last year hes had performing and becoming a master at it too!

  • @clarkyyy28
    @clarkyyy28 2 роки тому +3

    Ayyy thanks for having Aussie acts on your show!

  • @amyrobbins5602
    @amyrobbins5602 2 роки тому +14

    First time listening/seeing this band. Super dig it. I'm loving the diversity in the music you're bringing to the show. Keep on keeping on 💚

    • @barbaratownsend8310
      @barbaratownsend8310 2 роки тому +4

      Same here , first time hadn't heard of him. This old lady totally loves this music.

  • @sarahosman2776
    @sarahosman2776 2 роки тому +3

    It's a vibe

  • @leelee9421
    @leelee9421 2 роки тому +11

    Wow, this cool looking, red suited cat has got it going on. The guitarist is the only time I take my eyes off Genesis.

  • @CHOOSEPEACENOTWAR
    @CHOOSEPEACENOTWAR 2 роки тому +3

    WOW! I LOVED THOSE JEANS WITH THE HEELS? I'M IMPRESSED BY THE MUSICALITY......I'M GOING TO LOOK HIM UP.

  • @immortalasirpa8199
    @immortalasirpa8199 2 роки тому +26

    Was not prepared to be seduced by this song but it just settled right in before I noticed what was going on and now i love it

  • @ellie-tk4jy
    @ellie-tk4jy 2 роки тому +1

    I'm a straight Stacey but the man is heels is doing something for me. Never fancy men in heels but that guitarist is fine.

  • @supersquare
    @supersquare 2 роки тому +2

    So dope!!

  • @dyme_official
    @dyme_official 2 роки тому +16

    One day I will be on this show. Idk when or how, but I will be performing one of my songs in the Ed Sullivan Theater.

  • @Questpeace
    @Questpeace Рік тому

    They gotta release the uncensored version on here... those few molecules alone are keeping this from pure artistic bliss.
    C'mon Colbert, the FCC ain't here and youtube would give y'all a pass for so, so, fucking so much more

  • @Jay-random13
    @Jay-random13 Рік тому +1

    *LYRICS*
    When it looks so gold, but it feels so cold inside these chains
    When it looks so gold, but it feels so cold inside these chains, yeah
    I hope the stress don't kill me
    They chip away my heart, expect a coin to fill me
    Oh man, my joy so filthy
    I pray to some, I'm still me
    But boy these demons gleaming, scheming, preaching, leave them
    We'll deceive him, he's believing, say we're on his team then
    But I've been bleeding, wounds have deepened when I chained my freedom
    Reason weakened, beaten, ripping curls like I'm fucking Keenan
    They think I'm beaming, I'm the beacon of the young and decent
    When I'm in this shell committing treason
    You see the truth is that I'm often blue
    So many cracks in the ceiling, I tried to mend them with glue
    What a profession
    Sleep in sessions, curse or blessings, need refreshing
    See progression 'cause I beat depression
    They throwing pills like M&M's and I'm hoping they don't relapse
    On stage, the crowd yelling, don't get lost in feedback
    My boo said I should take it slow, wish I could heed that
    Without the burning of a fucking greenback
    When it looks so gold, but it feels so cold inside these chains
    When it looks so gold, but it feels so cold inside these chains, yeah
    When it looks so gold, but it feels so cold inside these chains
    When it looks so gold, but it feels so cold inside these chains, yeah
    I do this and I do that
    On call from sun till moon crack
    My phone can never go flat
    Who knows where else my work at
    I miss this and I miss that
    Birthdays, first steps and gift wraps
    Hope I don't miss my first dance
    Somebody put me in the circus, I'm the world's best juggler
    Only two hands, pretend that it don't fuck with my jugular, I'm a new man
    While praying that my music will bubble up, this my Truman
    Show will rock the boat, I'm still subtler, where's the movement?
    I fight for my existence
    Brick wall with my persistence
    I hate to say I play Russian Roulette with my resistance
    Play it void of all assistance
    My life, my love, my business
    A goon playing charades inside the face of corporate systems
    I sanitised organic ties for my arise in modern times
    I can't deny internal lies in hopes that I'd be televised
    I sacrifice a gentle life for goals that leave me terrified
    But pray this doesn't lead to my demise
    When it looks so gold, but it feels so cold inside these chains
    When it looks so gold, but it feels so cold inside these chains, yeah
    When it looks so gold, but it feels so cold inside these chains
    When it looks so gold, but it feels so cold inside these chains, yeah
    Gold, cold chains
    Gold, cold chains
    Gold, cold chains
    Gold, cold chains

  • @williamhornabrook8081
    @williamhornabrook8081 2 роки тому

    His live voice is so good.

  • @whoopshey826
    @whoopshey826 2 роки тому +1

    Tv on the radio wants to have a talk with this guy

  • @gabrielmontoya1407
    @gabrielmontoya1407 2 роки тому +1

    underrated song!!!

  • @DREAMSJPEG
    @DREAMSJPEG 2 роки тому +2

    Solid band behind this guy. Lots of talk about show pony Kirin, no one mentioning the rolled gold legend on the bass... Touch Sensitive, Van She anyone?!!

    • @Manseb
      @Manseb Рік тому

      Just noticed him.

    • @volante56
      @volante56 Рік тому

      touch sensitive is mad underrated, watched his DJ set live a few years ago, he even shredded the bass on his set. one of my favourite performances

  • @richpeltier9519
    @richpeltier9519 2 роки тому +2

    Whoa, is that a Roland guitar synth?!? Fucking sweet!
    Rich the Ancient Metal Beast

  • @jordyvero6725
    @jordyvero6725 2 роки тому +2

    I'm making a new playlist for 2022 with all the music featured on the Late Night Shows I watch. ;-)

  • @boomxmilizexpathacks9440
    @boomxmilizexpathacks9440 2 роки тому +1

    Juxtaposition of
    Heels and
    Cowboy Hat
    Mad Ax!

  • @b.a.wellman1922
    @b.a.wellman1922 2 роки тому

    Damn...listen to this often, love the Brother with the Freddy Mercury T-shirt!

  • @keef94
    @keef94 2 роки тому +1

    David Wallace from Dunder Mifflin corporate playing bass!

  • @enriqueortiz5036
    @enriqueortiz5036 2 роки тому +3

    Casual Kirin J Callinan and Theo Katzman in the band. Goddamn.

    • @eufrizz
      @eufrizz 2 роки тому

      Bruh there's no Theo Katzman here, I think you're getting mixed up with Touch Sensitive

    • @enriqueortiz5036
      @enriqueortiz5036 2 роки тому

      @@eufrizz oh no!! Sorry for that. Coulda sworn it was theo. Thanks for clearing it up, is his music good?

  • @hechpee
    @hechpee 2 роки тому +3

    1:12 he is an Eminem fan😊
    He is good......that red jacket tho... and them stilts

  • @Downloadeodeo
    @Downloadeodeo 2 роки тому

    Great album title :D

  • @steveh1273
    @steveh1273 2 роки тому +2

    The guitarist stole the show.

  • @dalemsilas8425
    @dalemsilas8425 2 роки тому +1

    I Watched this at 1.5x speed.
    Interesting.

  • @JustinDeCoster
    @JustinDeCoster 2 роки тому +1

    what guitar is the cowboy hat guitarist using?

    • @patforden2365
      @patforden2365 2 роки тому

      According to earlier comment Roland guitar synth, Roland G-707

  • @Pearl-bx9wr
    @Pearl-bx9wr 2 роки тому

    Nice suit

  • @teztt
    @teztt 2 роки тому

    CBR represent

  • @A.Rahman..
    @A.Rahman.. 2 роки тому +1

    LETSGOOOOOOOOOO

  • @-xl7ep1se3i
    @-xl7ep1se3i Рік тому

    Hคุณเครือข่ายAISเลิกส่งขอความเงินกู้ธนาคารมาได้แล้วนะคะที่บอกได้500000แสนนะขอเถิดนะคะและก็หยุดมำร้ายจิตใจกันได้แล้วนะคะเพาะเครือข่ายของคุณยังไม่ร้ายเท่าอีกเครือข่ายหนึ่งสุดสุดเลยนะคะคนไทยด้วยกัน

  • @manuelmanu-osafo6555
    @manuelmanu-osafo6555 2 роки тому

    🇬🇭❤️

  • @mrmr314
    @mrmr314 2 роки тому

    Interesting guitar synth. World's longest bass neck too. Not bad. Probably don't need the Strat.

  • @boomxmilizexpathacks9440
    @boomxmilizexpathacks9440 2 роки тому +1

    💕 💕 it!
    Very Lenny Kravitz 🤓✌️‼️

  • @Lily-tj1zo
    @Lily-tj1zo 2 роки тому +1

    Wow.. Nothing about this sounds quite how I expect it to....

  • @r_a_w_g_e_r
    @r_a_w_g_e_r 2 роки тому

    I liked it better when Super Nintendo Owusu did it

  • @montys8th
    @montys8th Рік тому +1

    So he's got Billy Corgan on keyboards, Freddie Mercury's & Flea's long lost son on bass and the scariest non-binary 80s cowboy I've ever seen on roland synth guitar.

  • @quantum_shhhhart
    @quantum_shhhhart 2 роки тому +1

    for the effects of the guitar player, they need to calm way down... not doing THAT much there buddy

  • @chiefdavidrayfield
    @chiefdavidrayfield 2 роки тому

    🇳🇬 🆎

  • @kevdaag2523
    @kevdaag2523 2 роки тому

    First!?!

  • @StealAdobo
    @StealAdobo 2 роки тому +3

    This made late night tv?TV? Prince lesser known cousin

  • @GregorBarclay
    @GregorBarclay 2 роки тому +3

    Is it just me or is this terribly mixed?

  • @kevenreynolds333
    @kevenreynolds333 2 роки тому +1

    Zzzzzzzzzz wake me up when this Clown comes out of his Chains.

  • @Luxsword29
    @Luxsword29 2 роки тому +1

    chorus in falsetto is nice, the rest of the singing is meh... weird

    • @enriqueortiz5036
      @enriqueortiz5036 2 роки тому

      Honestly I think the mix in this makes his voice fall a bit flat. The studio version has more intricate layers to the vocals that make them pop a lot more! His album is really great

    • @Luxsword29
      @Luxsword29 2 роки тому

      @@enriqueortiz5036 makes sense

  • @P.Galore
    @P.Galore 2 роки тому +1

    The Band is interesting but he's marginal - nice falsetto but for the rest of it he might as well be reading the phone book.

  • @ProducerKeylo
    @ProducerKeylo 2 роки тому +1

    Ughh.. no man

  • @jacquelinemckinney4147
    @jacquelinemckinney4147 2 роки тому +1

    It sounds like Gold Chains is attempting to imitate Prince. Never going to happen! There is and will only ever be one musician as talented as Prince.

  • @fadkabari8554
    @fadkabari8554 2 роки тому +1

    Aaah 👀 oh my times have changed. Weird af

  • @diannaholiday9086
    @diannaholiday9086 2 роки тому +3

    Great music upstage by stilettos. Why would a man willing wear those???

    • @baseboardmatt
      @baseboardmatt 2 роки тому +22

      Because he’s a boss?

    • @willinwoods
      @willinwoods 2 роки тому

      Or because Yanis Marshall?!

    • @sarahwbs
      @sarahwbs 2 роки тому +14

      I don't know, probably for the same reason a woman would wear those? 🤔 🧐

    • @ozGhicman
      @ozGhicman 2 роки тому +1

      Placebo says hello

    • @willinwoods
      @willinwoods 2 роки тому

      and somewhere in Wales, Nicky Wire suddenly gets goosebumps.

  • @chriskief7156
    @chriskief7156 2 роки тому +4

    prince wannabe

    • @calvin7978
      @calvin7978 2 роки тому +10

      Not really. He’s an Australian artist doing his completely own thing. He made experimental hip hop, neo-soul, smooth R&B. he’s not a prince junior; he’s unique.

    • @DankDoodles
      @DankDoodles 2 роки тому +5

      Bro, who wouldn't wanna be Prince?
      This legend is making amazing music, doing his own thing.. just like prince

    • @T7R87
      @T7R87 2 роки тому +1

      i get you

    • @matthewromaniuk3437
      @matthewromaniuk3437 2 роки тому +5

      If you actually believe this listen to his album Smiling With No Teeth, it’s extremely diverse and no two songs sound the same

  • @likefire1617
    @likefire1617 2 роки тому +3

    The sound is terrible..

  • @jimwillson365
    @jimwillson365 2 роки тому +1

    Meh...not that good

  • @NPRGAdmin
    @NPRGAdmin 2 роки тому +2

    Too advanced for me. I came looking for something old-fashioned like a talented singer. My bad.

    • @calvin7978
      @calvin7978 2 роки тому +7

      Yeah, and Genesis is that. Are we watching the same thing??

    • @ihatehumans5185
      @ihatehumans5185 2 роки тому +10

      He literally is a talented singer with a good falsetto? This performance is almost identical to studio. That’s impressive. So either you don’t like it because you’re an oldhead who hates everything new or you stereotyped him as a “talentless rapper” because of his skin colour.

    • @calvin7978
      @calvin7978 2 роки тому +5

      @@ihatehumans5185 That’s what i’m saying bro. I guarantee if it was a white guy with a stubbled beard or something singing the same exact song, this guy would be clapping for it

    • @NPRGAdmin
      @NPRGAdmin 2 роки тому +1

      @@ihatehumans5185 Also, the “old head” ad hominem is tired. Fine, young singers are on the scene but rarely are they popular. Black popular music has roots in a legacy that naturally separated the wheat from the chaff because the great majority of pop singers came from the church. Additionally, if they became popular, they toured and did live shows - sometimes 10 each week, without “studio” or electronic/digital effx, meaning they had to really know how to sing live repeatedly in full voice to maintain audiences. For what Owusu did on the show, even if it largely matches the studio recording, that wasn’t even impressive for folks who appreciate true vocalists. Don’t hate. There is simply no comparison. He’s ok for what he does but he is more gimmicky, true to the fashion of his peers, than impressive.

  • @drymant
    @drymant 2 роки тому +1

    If they had a slightly better keyboard player, he could quite easily fill in for other members. That "guitarist" in the cowboy hat was the biggest waste of space and pedals I've ever seen. Not the worst song I've heard this decade but still pretty unimpressive.

    • @oliverblue7958
      @oliverblue7958 2 роки тому +4

      Kirin jealousy I see

    • @drymant
      @drymant 2 роки тому +1

      You don't see though.

    • @saturnissolar
      @saturnissolar 2 роки тому

      Yeah live versions are always gonna be unpredictable. I still like this but would pick the studio version any day of the week. It’s a masterpiece

  • @pioneer540
    @pioneer540 2 роки тому +1

    Satire?

  • @heinzbeanz273
    @heinzbeanz273 2 роки тому +1

    Ah yes, this certainly is some form of loosely-named 'music.'